Have you guys ever dealt with them? Are they a vanity press or are they (one of the few) legit subsidy presses? I'm a pretty new author and they've offered some good editing notes/have picked up on my bad writing habits. They've also told me that they are very interested in sending me a proposal to help edit/publish one of my stories as an e-book. Before I send a response, I just want to make sure I'm not responding to someone who just wants to take advantage. From what I've been able to find (and through my interactions with them), they seem OK: they're not using Google to promote themselves, they don't respond to me too quickly or urge me to "publish now" or solicit new content (except for the writing contests, obviously) and they're not listed in any of the usual rip off/caution reports. You guys ever heard anything or know anything about them?
-
Guest please check The Index before starting a thread.
[Publishing svcs] Fresh Ink Group
- Thread starter silver_ice9
- Start date
They offer "Quality Self-publishing and Editing Services". Their five packages range in price from Associate's e-Book Package ($399) to Member's Package ($1,499), and they even compare their prices to those of vanity presses such as Xlibris and Trafford (http://publishing.freshinkgroup.com/comparisons).
I looked at a few FIG books on Amazon. Although I couldn't find any egregious errors, the covers are hideous and most of the 5-star reviews are by people whose other reviews are also of FIG books.
Last year FIG's Creative Director Aaron Wood had this to say about his company's short story contests:
To which someone replied:
I looked at a few FIG books on Amazon. Although I couldn't find any egregious errors, the covers are hideous and most of the 5-star reviews are by people whose other reviews are also of FIG books.
Last year FIG's Creative Director Aaron Wood had this to say about his company's short story contests:
To which someone replied:
Last edited:
FIG's profile on Manta (http://www.manta.com/c/mxcpfhj/the-fresh-ink-group-llc) states that the company was founded in 2003. According to Aaron Wood their short story anthologies are published bi-annually yet I couldn't find a single one in the FIG bookshop. Does this mean that all the winners got for their stories were some pretty basic 'author's pages'?
Last edited:
They're still around. Now their basic ebook package costs over $800. The covers are still hideous. They're going heavily into Christian Grandma Memoirs, judging by their most recent Twitter spam.